Saw jointing and setting device



(No Model.) J. L. HIGHBARGER.

SAW JOINTING AND SETTING DEVICE.

No. 317,784. Patented May 12, 1885.

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JOHN L. HIGHBARGER, OF SHARPSBURG, MARYLAND.

SAW JOINTING AND SETTING DEVICE.

ESPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,784, dated May 12,1885.

Application filed January 13, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. HIGHBARGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sharpsburg, in the county of Washington and State ofMaryland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a CombinedFile, Facer, and Saw-Set; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical crosssectional view of my device.Fig. 2 is aside view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top view, and Fig. 4 is aperspective view, of the file.

This invent-ion relates to means for jointing and setting saws; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the sectionalholder, composed of the lateral partsB B. Each of these sections isformed with a longitudinal transverse groove, c,which,when the sectionsare placed together, forms with the groove in the opposite section theseat for the file. The grooves c 0, forming the file-seat, are laterallyextended, so thatthe seat will be wider than the file D, and there willbe room therein to adjust the file from side to side, so that itsserrated surface can be wholly utilized. The sections B B approximate attheir inner faces, E E, and they are held together by the adjustableconnectionthe strap-which is secured to one of the sections and extendsover the other, and is attached thereto by means of a clamp-screw, G,which passes through a slot, H, of said strap. The projecting portion ofthis connecting-strap fits in a transverse recess, K, of the oppositesection, so that the connection is made strong and solid.

The saw is admitted between the interior faces, E E, to the file, and atthe inner ends of these faces neXt the file-grooves they are beveled orturned obliquely outward. a little to form angular offset faces m, whichcorrespond to the angle at which the teeth are set on each side of theplane of the saw.

To assist in setting the teeth, the file is formed with a setting-notchin its end, said notch being bounded on one side by the short verticalwall 12, and on the other side by astill shorter vertical wall, 2,adjacent to the long oblique wall w, which latter wall determines theextent of the angle or set. In order that the tooth t may readilyoperate upon the tooth of a saw without interfering with the adjacenttooth it is somewhat beveled on each side.

The outer sides of the holder are beveled at s, so that said holder canbe easily grasped in the hand and allow the fingers to move on the bladeof the saw to assist in guiding the holder. The saw being held in a visethe facer is moved back and forth upon its edge and squares the teeth.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s--- 1. The saw jointer and set consisting of thefile-holding sections adjustably connected together and provided withfile-grooves made Wider than the file to facilitate adjustment of thelatter, the beveled offsets m m of the adjacent faces E, and the filehaving a setting notch in its end formed with an oblique regulating walland a short beveled wall, substantially as specified.

2. A saw-setting file having in one end a notch formed by a shortvertical wall, 12, and an opposite shorter vertical wall, 2, terminatingin a tooth, t, and the wall '0 terminating in an oblique wall, to,adapted to serve in connection with the holder, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof IaffiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. HIGHBARGER.

Witnesses:

' D. S. MUNSON,

ROBERT F. DELAINY.

